DISTRIBUTON:

The Antheraea brunei moth (wingspan: males: approximately 100mm; females, probalby larger) flies on the Belitung Island in ?? Sumatra, and also flies in Borneo, Brunei and Philippines: Palawan, preferring coastal sites favoured with mangrove.

Most moths are yellow, but a reddish brown form is taken in Brunei.

"The species is distinguished by: the yellow ground colour, the straight margin (cf. concave) of the female forewing: the lack of post- and antemedial fasciae in the female; in both sexes, the broken lunulate submarginal of the upperside, reflected on the underside by more extensive rows of black triangles. In other species the submarginal is entire, straight on the forewing, crenulate on the hindwing, and much less intense on the underside." Holloway.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Stefan Naumann reports May-July flight in Borneo. There may be additional flights.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males (above), which have more falcate wings, use antennae to detect female scent which is distributed into the wind. Males fly into the wind in a zigzag pattern to detect the pheromone and subsequently locate the female.

Antheraea brunei male, Borneo, July 6, 1992,
courtesy of Stefan Naumann, digital repair by Bill Oehlke.

Antheraea brunei female, Borneo, May 24, 1993,
courtesy of Stefan Naumann, digital repair by Bill Oehlke.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

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